Atlantis day rooms / waterpark

[MidnTPK]

It's not a black mark at all. As I said, I've heard about this, but have not had it happen to me, and it's good to inform so the parents can decide, but also important to put it in perspective. I didn't have teens when I've been (and won't for 10 more years), but I was 26 (and young looking) when I started going, so I'd be in the demographic that a dealer would seek out (though my haircut probably gives me away as a square). But if the kids don't know any better, you're right to have them supervised. But I really don't think it's an issue at all on the grounds of Atlantis, where these kids would be spending there time.

As I mentioned earlier, Atlantis does not own the beach, so it can't control who is there. That's why all the jet ski guys and hair braiders are there, plus the cigar sellers and coconut drink guys. The security in the buildings is invisible because of all the cameras (casino hotels have amazing surveillance systems and respond really quickly to anything out of place). Which is why security is visible out in the water area and the entrance points to the water features.

But there probably is another reason the teens were approached: did they look like cruisers? While on Paradise Island, it's very easy to tell who is on a cruise: the people who have big backpacks and their own beach towels. Guests at Atlantis look different: Atlantis provides beach towels (which all look the same), so that 'flag' tells locals who is on a cruise and who is staying at Atlantis, and they are carrying a lot less stuff; and they are wearing an Atlantis wristband. I suspect that the sellers target cruisers who are just there for the day.

Why target cruisers? Atlantis guests don't carry much cash....all of the food and dining venues take the room key and many only take a key or credit card. Cruisers will have cash. And when a cruiser gets busted, he'll be aboard the ship or entering another country or the U.S. and won't be around to point out who sold the stuff.

[PAYROLL PRINCESS]

I guess when we went 2 years ago, we were very lucky.We got an overnight room at Atlantis for $149.00. That was for 3 adults & 1 child in one room and 2 adults and 2 kids in the other room. They didn't charge us extra for the 3rd adult either. It was only $3.00 per person by taxi and water taxi coming and going. We got the use of all the facilities too. And we ate at the poolside barbeque and it was only about $10 per person for a sandwich/burger and a drink, a lot less thank I expected.
And we got to take showers before we left to go back to the ship.
Watch out for that steep water slide though. It got my BIL's heel really bad. He had to use crutches or a wheel chair for most of the rest of the trip. He somehow slammed it at the end.